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Hyuk-Jae Jang, Jun-Sik Lee, Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Ich C. Tran, Curt A. Richter, Christina A. Hacker
We present the results of experiments that explore the influence of molecular self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on characteristics of spin injection into an organic semiconductor, Alq3 [tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum] from a ferromagnetic metal, Co. Two
Asahiko Matsuda, Jason T. Ryan, Jason P. Campbell, Kin P. Cheung
We demonstrated a new variant of the charge-pumping technique featuring varying duty cycle gate pulses to directly probe the interface-state carrier capture process in the time domain. This technique retains the exceptional sensitivity of charge pumping
Jason T. Ryan, Asahiko Matsuda, Jason P. Campbell, Kin P. Cheung
A capture cross section value is often assigned to Si-SiO2 interface defects. Using a kinetic variation of the charge pumping technique and transition state theory, we show that the value of capture cross section is extremely sensitive to the measurement
Jeffrey A. Fagan, Erik K. Hobbie, John M. Harris, Matthew R. Semler
The dark transport characteristics of heterojunctions assembled from type, chirality and length-purified single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are used to clarify the nature of nanotube-silicon diodes and solar cells. The freestanding films show remarkable
Prasenjit Dey, Jagannath Paul, Galan Moody, Christopher Stevens, Neil Glikin, Zakhar Kovalyuk, Zakhar Kudrynskyi, Aldo Romero, Andres Cantarero, David Hilton
Nonlinear two-dimensional Fourier transform (2DFT) and linear absorption spectra of layered GaSe exhibit two peaks at the direct 1s exciton energy. The doublet is assigned to a splitting of the excitonic ground state into the singlet and triplet. The 2DFT
William A. Kimes, Brent A. Sperling, James E. Maslar
The design and operation of a simple, optically-accessible modular reactor design for probing thermal atomic layer deposition processes is described. This reactor has a nominal footprint of 225 cm2 and a mass of approximately 6.6 kg, making it small enough
Lin You, Jungjoon Ahn, Emily Hitz, Jonathon Michelson, Yaw S. Obeng, Joseph J. Kopanski
A test chip to produce known and controllable gradients of surface potential and magnetic field at the chip surface and suitable for imaging with various types of scanning probe microscopes is presented. The purpose of the test chip is to evaluate various
James E. Maslar, John J. Hoang, William A. Kimes, Brent A. Sperling
non-dispersive infrared gas analyzer for monitoring the metal alkylamide compound tetrakis(dimethylamido) titanium (TDMAT) that utilizes a mid-infrared light emitting diode source was demonstrated. The sensitivity of this technique to TDMAT was determined
Yvonne B. Gerbig, Chris A. Michaels, Robert F. Cook
Indentation-induced phase transformation processes were studied by in situ Raman imaging of the deformed contact region of silicon, employing a Raman spectroscopy-enhanced instrumented indentation technique. This is, to our knowledge, the first sequence of
Jason T. Ryan, Jibin Zou, Jason P. Campbell, Richard Southwick, Kin P. Cheung, Anthony Oates, Rue Huang
Charge pumping (CP) has proven itself as one of the most utilitarian methods to quantify defects in metal-oxide-semiconductor devices. In the presence of low to moderate gate leakage, CP quantification is most often implemented via a series of measurements
Samuel Berweger, Joel Weber, Jimmy J. Li, Jesus M. Velazquez, Adam Pieterick, Norman A. Sanford, Albert V. Davydov, Thomas Mitchell (Mitch) Wallis, Pavel Kabos
Optimizing new generations of 2D devices based on van der Waals materials will require techniques capable of measuring variations in electronic properties in situ and with nanometer spatial resolution. We perform scanning microwave microscopy (SMM) imaging
Siddharth Hazra, Jack L. Beuth, Grant A. Myers, Frank W. DelRio, Maarten de Boer
We present the design and extensive validation of a micromachined gripper array that enables reliable transmission of forces up to 10 milliNewtons. The gripper is constructed with polycrystalline silicon, a brittle material. Two ingressive snap-and-lock
This book chapter is focused on the introduction of molecular dynamics (MD) and molecular statics (MS), as well as some of their uses for studying the thermomechanical and (indirectly) electronic properties at the nanoscale. We first introduce the general